This was the sunrise view from the balcony of our room today at the Many Glaciers Lodge, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. (click on image for larger size) This is a panorama created in Photoshop CS5 64 from nine separate …

19 July, 2010 While Scott is out wandering the world, we are left to more pedestrian, plebeian pursuits. Devoid of exotic destinations, we must settle for the typical, the mundane, the merely domestic. (click on image for larger size) That’s …

Reentering the grid is a challenging experience when planned and voluntary. When unexpected, arbitrary and not of your own making, it is doubly so. At times, the pragmatic aspects are overwhelming in their breadth, requiring an entire life to be …

We’re visiting my mother and grandmother in northwest Arkansas. They are at an age and in a place where politics are discussed, religion is assumed and passion is reserved for the important things, such as the best variety of peach …

This year we’re participating in an American summer tradition: The Drive Across The Country. Our route this year takes us from San Diego, California to Austin, Texas. Via Minneapolis. Illogical and inefficient–true, but it gives us the chance to see the kids …

. 6 March 2009 Amazon Basin Rainforest . The trip into the Amazon basin begins by air, but must end on the water because there are no roads. Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/straightintheeyes.pdf .

Frame repair is complete. Shots from yesterday. Shots from today. Frame break area. Crack area, reinforcement of passenger side to hopefully prevent a break on that side. We are heading for the Amazon basin tomorrow where I hope …

Our day began with a beautiful sunrise glowing on the snow capped volcano across the highway from where we were camped. We were in the parking lot of a hotel created from a hacienda built in 1555, where no less …

The day started like any other day out here. We got up, got around, had some coffee, tea and toast, and started out again, following our noses around Ecuador.Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/justanotherday.pdf .